#2026-222Decree No. 2026-222 of 30 March 2026 on the Legal and Exceptional Revaluation of the Activity Bonus
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This decree significantly increases the French activity bonus (prime d'activité), a working-income supplement for low-income individuals. It raises the income threshold used in calculations from 120 to 138 times the minimum hourly wage reference and increases the reduction rate from 29.101% to 37.7%. The fixed monthly base amount for a single-person household is set at €638.28. These new values apply from 1 April 2026 for all benefit calculations under article R. 843-1. The decree does not apply to Mayotte. The changes aim to provide stronger financial support to working households with modest incomes.
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Key Changes
- Income threshold raised from 120 times to 138 times the minimum hourly wage reference in article D. 843-2
- Reduction rate increased from 29.101% to 37.7% in article D. 843-2
- Fixed monthly base amount for single-person household set at €638.28
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Obligations
What this law requires
Update the income threshold calculation for activity bonus (prime d'activité) from 120 times to 138 times the minimum hourly wage reference in article D. 843-2 of the Social Security Code
Update the reduction rate for activity bonus calculations from 29.101% to 37.7% in article D. 843-2 of the Social Security Code
Set the fixed monthly base amount of activity bonus for single-person households at €638.28 as referenced in article L. 842-3 of the Social Security Code
Apply the new values established in Articles 1 and 2 to calculate activity bonus amounts owed to beneficiary households in accordance with article R. 843-1 of the Social Security Code, effective from 1 April 2026
Exclude Mayotte from the application of this decree's provisions regarding activity bonus revaluation